Health Treatments

Pimlico Special headlines Black-Eyed Susan Day

2012-05-18 09:38:00

A beautiful day at Pimlico will allow Black-Eyed Susan Day to go on with seemingly no problems and a fast track. All 13 races will take place between noon and 5:51 p.m., capped with the Pimlico Special, which has been run just one time since 2007....

LaLeche League of Western Howard County meets Friday

2012-05-17 00:00:00

These groups meet regularly. Bereavement Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. This group is for adults who are mourning the loss of a loved one. All are welcome. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Room 105, 8300 Old Columbia Road, Fulton. 410-792-...

Baltimore welcomes a new archbishop

2012-05-16 11:44:00

Today's installation of William E. Lori as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore is a noteworthy event, not only for the half-million Catholics in an archdiocese that stretches from Middle River to the mountains of Western Maryland, but for non-Catholics, too....

Lori becomes 16th archbishop of Baltimore Wednesday

2012-05-16 06:20:00

For local artisan Sebastian Martorana, more than 80 hours of intricate carving came to the final test Tuesday morning, as final preparations were being made for the installation of the new archbishop of Baltimore. Martorana, who had chiseled the coat...

Optimizer using Preakness to prepare for Belmont Stakes

2012-05-15 16:41:00

D. Wayne Lukas has had plenty of success with horses running in the second leg of the Triple Crown. His five career wins at Pimlico's featured event speak for themselves. But this year, Lukas decided to take a slightly different approach. His horse,...

Key demographics of the 2012 campaign: youth, women and Hispanics

2012-05-12 05:00:00

Campaign 2012 is now joined. The darts heretofore traded between the Obama and Romney camps now have extra-sharp tips. And it's going to stay this way through to Nov. 2. Most pundits predict a "razor close" and "particularly ugly" campaign. I concur. So,...

What they're saying about Terrell Suggs

2012-05-04 05:51:00

As one would expect, there was no shortage of reaction to and analysis of the news of Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs’ Achilles tendon injury. Here’s what other media outlets had to say about the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year and...

Wes Unseld measured up, turned Bullets around

2012-05-07 15:04:00

Forty-four years later, what sticks in Wes Unseld's mind is a reception he got on his arrival in Baltimore as the Bullets' top pick in the 1968 NBA draft. Welcoming, it was not. "I was watching TV in my room at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, and this...

Touchstone Physical Therapy and Wellness

2012-05-07 10:49:00

For Kelly Sykes,a career in physical therapycan be traced back to a football injury during his days at Oakland Mills High School.� That injury served as the catalyst that eventually led him to open Touchstone Physical Therapy and Wellness in his hometown...

INDULGE: The 6 most decadent spa treatments in Howard County

2012-05-01 12:47:00

What do mud, pure oxygen, lava shells and chocolate have in common? Each one is used by an area spa to deliver a unique relaxation and rejuvenation treatment. While pedicures, facials and Swedish massage will always be staples at spas and salons,...

'Glee' recap: Prom-asaurus

2012-05-08 18:03:00

Our favorite gleeks go to prom and there's a sweet surprise ending! Confession: I'm a 16-year-old girl trapped inside of a 24-year-old body and thus, I was probably more excited about this week's"Glee"than normal people would be. Student body president...

Mossburg understands nothing about women who oppose restrictions on contraceptives

2012-04-29 11:00:00

I take exception to the illogic displayed in columnist Marta H. Mossburg's recent commentary ("Biology really is destiny," April 25). She clearly understands nothing about women who oppose restrictions on contraceptives. Some of us think a prescription...

'Immigrants' are tested for medical problems including lameness, back problems and mental issues during six-second medical testing. "Walk to that chair," one 'doctor' said. "Not with attitude!"

2012-05-08 00:00:00

Kelly Sykes of Touchstone Physical Therapy and Wellness treats Phyllis Hopkins, of Beltsville, for a shoulder injury.

2012-05-08 00:00:00

Chapin & Havlicek Physical Therapy: Bill Chapin and Fred Havlicek.

2012-05-04 00:00:00